Effectiveness of English Language Programmes Offered in Sudanese Colleges of Education in Preparing Secondary School English Language Teachers

Abstract

This study attempts to find out the effectiveness of English Language programmes offered in Sudanese Colleges of Education to prepare English Language teachers . The main question of the study is : ” Do colleges of education in Sudan offer effective English Language programmes at the undergraduate level to prepare English Language teachers ?” This leads to the following subquestions: 1. Are the training programmes offered in the Sudanese Colleges of Education effective on producing trained English Language teachers? 2. Are the English Language syllabuses taught at the undergraduate level effective enough to produce able English Language teachers? 3. Are the teaching methods and approaches adopted effectively on producing trained English Language teachers? 4. What are the academic and professional courses offered in the Sudanese Colleges of Education? To answer these questions, the researcher used descriptive analytical method. The tools used to collect data were: a. Questionnaires. b. Interviews . The most important results obtained were: - The English Language syllabuses were effective on training English Languageteachers. - The programmes of teacher’s training at colleges of Education were effective enough to train English Language teachers. - The teaching methods adopted were effective on training English Language teachers. The researcher recommends the following: - There must be effective English Language laboratories at Colleges of Education. - There must be effective teaching practice on training English Language teachers. - There must be effective communicative skills adopted to train English Language teachers.